Catholic cardinals from around the world gathered in the Vatican on Wednesday for the start of the conclave, the ...

The oath-taking is being held in the Pauline Chapel at the Vatican for all those assigned to the upcoming conclave. They ...

It took just two days for the College of Cardinals to elect a new Pope less than a month after the death of Francis ...

Simony, properly defined by the Catholic Church as the selling of ecclesiastical offices and positions, has been designated ...

A papal conclave is set to begin in Vatican City starting May 7, during which cardinals from around the world will elect the next leader of the Roman Catholic church. The tradition occurs any time a ...

VATICAN CITY — A conclave to elect a successor to Pope Francis will begin on Wednesday, May 7, the Vatican announced Monday. The date of the conclave was chief on the agenda of cardinals holding ...

Cardinals are meeting in a secret, sacred conclave for a second day as they seek a new pontiff to follow Pope Francis ...

Per Catholic doctrine, only baptized, Catholic males are allowed to be priests, who can then go on to be cardinals. Only male cardinals under the age of 80 can vote in a conclave, and only men are ...

The first thing the new pope will do is choose a name. In the history of the papacy, the most commonly used name has been ...

Only one voting session is permitted on the first day. After that, voting sessions occur twice in the morning and twice in ...

NisaKanat18/TMX Even Harry Styles knows that nothing is the same "As It Was" after the 2025 papal conclave. Styles ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cleaners and cooks ... successor to Pope Francis must take an oath of secrecy ahead of the conclave that’s starting on Wednesday. The punishment for breaking the ...